"There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children.”

“There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, and that their welfare is protected.” Kofi Annan

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

child abuse crime victim

response

CJC’s MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM

The Children’s Justice Center (CJC) houses a multidisciplinary team that comes together from across both public and private agencies to coordinate a comprehensive response when a child abuse crime has been committed, which includes specially trained investigators, prosecutors, victim advocates, social workers, a pediatrician, mental health therapists and a civilian forensic interviewer.

CENTER’S PURPOSE

CJC is one of 600 nationally accredited Children’s Advocacy Center in the U.S., all having two main goals:

Have well-trained child abuse investigators and prosecutors who can effectively identify perpetrators of child abuse crimes locally and hold them accountable; and,

Help victims access needed medical care, mental health, safety and victim advocacy services to prevent further harm to the child and provide a chance for healing and recovery from the abuse.

Children deserve a chance to grow healthy and happy

22%

78%

2014 INVESTIGATIONS

Physical Abuse orCriminalMistreatment

Sexual Abuse

24%

34%

42%

AGE OF CHILD VICTIMS

Infant - 6 years

7 to 12 years

13 to 17 years

Public and Private Agency Coordination From Leadership to Direct Service and Response Work

Forensic Interviewer Kim Christly, MSW,LICSW

Mental Health Helen Sullivan, Children’s Center Lisa Carpenter, Family Solutions

Medical Dr. Kim Copeland, Pediatrician

Investigations o Sergeant Barb Kipp, Vancouver Police Department o Detective Julie Carpenter, Vancouver Police Department o Detective Jason Hafer, Clark County Sheriff’s Office o Detective Monica Hernandez, Vancouver Police Department o Detective Brendan McCarthy, Clark County Sheriff’s Office o Detective James Phelps, Clark County Sheriff’s Office o Detective Deanna Watkins, Vancouver Police Department

Prosecution o Camara Banfield, Senior Deputy Prosecutor o Julie Carmena, Deputy Prosecutor o Colin Hayes, Deputy Prosecutor o Patrick Robinson, Deputy Prosecutor o Luka Vitasovic, Deputy Prosecutor

Victim Advocacy o Deedee Pegler, Lead Victim Advocate o Cheri Hoffman, Victim Advocate o Sharon Eastman, Victim Advocate

Social Work Kim Karu, State of Washington DCFS Social Worker Jen Gorder, State of Washington DCFS Social Worker

Administration and Support o Mary Blanchette, Executive Director o Gwen Browne, PA Office Assistant o Randi Buker-Gay, Office Assistant o Sally Conaway, Legal Secretary o Nicole Davis, PA Legal Secretary o Peggy Watson, PA Legal Assistant

CJC’s multidisciplinary response team comes together at the center to coordinate a

comprehensive response that includes child protection, support, healing and

justice for child crime victims

PHOTO: Service Coordination Team L to R: Mary Blanchette, Colin Hayes, Lisa Carpenter, Sgt. Barb Kipp, Renata Rhodes, Dr. Kim Copeland, Kim Christly & Helen Sullivan

2072 reports

reviewed about suspected child

abuse crimes 414 child abuse crime

investigations

139 CPS social worker home safety collaboration

cases

232 children received a

civilian forensic interview

116 children linked to

medical services

232 children and families linked to

mental health services

215 family outreach

services at first visit to the center

125 perpetrator convictions with

a total of 455 years of

confinement time sentenced

213 children received

victim advocacy Services

CJC Support

Healing & Justice

2014 COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE

FAMILY SUPPORT

CIVILIAN FORENSIC

INTERVIEW

HOME PROTECTION

SERVICES

MENTAL HEALTH

SERVICES

CRIME & SAFETY ASSESMENT

VICTIM ADVOCACY SUPPORT

JUSTICE SERVICES

DETECTIVE iNVESTIGATION

MEDICAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT

A Comprehensive Intervention is Critical to our Community’s Future

CJC strives to help abused children gain safety, justice and access to healing and supportive services, because without sufficient interventions and treatment,

an abused child is more likely to grow up becoming our community’s future health or crime problems of tomorrow

Without effective intervention and healing, child abuse crime victims will grow to become more likely to:

o Enter into domestic violent relationships

o Become a victim of sex trafficking o Repeat the cycle of child abuse as an adult

o Engage in crime as a juvenile or adult o Develop addictions to substances or engage in self-destructive behaviors

o Develop a serious mental health illness

o Commit suicide

Childrens Justice Center (CJC) (formerly known as Justice For Children)

Left to Right—Danette LaChapelle (Vice President), Nancy Baker (Secretary), Chris O’Malley

(Treasurer), Pat Jollota (President), Edri Geiger (Legislative Committee), and Julie Hill (Community

Outreach Committee). Photo courtesy of Aevum Studios

MISSION

To increase awareness of child abuse and community safety for our

by strengthening supports resources of Children's Justice

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Justice For Children RECEIVES NATIONAL VOLUNTEER AWARD from the NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE at their 2014 Washington, D.C. Conference

Left to right: Danette LaChapelle, Board Vice President, Mary Blanchette, CJC E.D. and Pat Jollota, Board President

CJC 2015 EXECUTIVE

BOARD MEMBERS

STRONG LEADERSHIP

PROTECTING THE WELLBEING

OF LOCAL

CHILDREN

Tony Golik Clark County Prosecuting

Attorney (Chair)

Tom Mielke Clark County

Councilor

Lisa Lyons Legacy Medical Center Manager

Sarra Yasmin State of Washington Asst.

Attorney General

Chief McElvain, Vancouver Police

Department

Cindy Hardcastle State of Washington DCFS Area Manager

Sheriff Atkins Clark County

Sheriff’s Office

Bart Hansen Vancouver City

Council Member

THANK YOU

To our Community Partners, Supporters and Volunteers

MURAL DONATION FROM ARTIST SUE CLANCY

THANK YOU BURGERVILLE IN ORCHARDS

Burgerville in Orchards has consistently donated to CJC for the past five years from their counter change-box customer donations. Every coin counts and their gifts have helped fund better specialized training for newer CJC staff members, improving the local expertise for kids.

iQ FOR KIDS DONATION PROVIDES HI-TECH FOR CJC

A donation from iQ Credit for Kids funded an Elmo Cart for CJC to provide high-tech court-room evidence displays for child abuse crime case trials. This gift provides a useful tool for attorneys seeking justice for child victims.

Two beautifully designed murals with hand-crafted paper and painted where largely donated by local artist Sue Clancy. They bring a vibrant feel to CJC’s forest meeting room for kids. The artist donated many hours of hard work on this beautiful piece for the kids. Thank you Sue Clancy!

See more: Sue Clancy’s Facebook Page

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU CLARK COUNTY QUILTERS (CCQ)

Photo: CJC E.D. and Tabitha receivie a donation from Jodi Smith, Manager

WINDERMERE STELLER COMMITTEE RECOGNITION

Committee Award Winners -Jennifer Barton -Randi Buker-Gay -Barbara Coligliano -Bryanna Fletcher -Katherin Fletcher -Julie Hill -Sheri Hunzeker

- -Karu, Kim Photography -Danette LaChapelle -Keri Lippold

-Carol Miller -Dania Milller -Cherylee Mircovich

-Lisa Peterson -Lynn Posselt

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Photo: Carol Miller receives a thank you hug from CJC’s E.D, Mary Blanchette

Gerry Latshaw-Dowdy, Windermere Steller Broker 2014 Winner of the Community Children’s Advocacy Star Award

Hundreds of abused children have received beautiful hand-made quilts and clothing donations from CCI members over the years,. CCI is making a big difference for child victims of abuse.

-Nuts n bolts Committee -Charity Committee -Vagabond Committee

Holding up Quilts L to R: Gerri Thompson, Kathy Stonich, Kathy Brown, Sandy Kristofferson & Kathy Miller

LONGSHOREMAN LOCAL UNION #4 HOLIDAY BIKES

2014 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

SHARON EASTMAN

CHERI HOFFMAN

RANDI BUKER-GAY

The CJC Team welcomes the center’s new bilingual volunteer,

Luna Cubias, who has been assisting the victim advocates, and

secretarial support staff at CJC. CJC is lucky to have such a

talented and competent volunteer on the team.

Sharon Eastman has been volunteering at CJC for approximately 2 years and has been a victim advocate for the past four years. She is a devoted and talented CJC team member in this important work and very deserving of this award.

Cheri Hoffman has been a volunteer at CJC for approximately two years and has been a victim advocate for seven years. Her dedication and talent is admired by the team. She has spent countless hours for kids in the past two years as a full time advocate and is very deserving the award.

Randi Buker-Gay volunteered at CJC for 1 ½ years as an Office Assistant and Family Outreach advocate. Her talent and devotion to this work made her a great asset to the CJC team at-large and the families she helped. She is very deserving of this award.

LONGSHOREMAN Volunteer Award

Lacy Dyer was awarded for her work in the past seven years leading the Holiday Bike Drive, along with her fellow Long-shoremen and have brightened up the holiday season for abused children who, without their generous gifts, would likely have a very bleak holiday.

WELCOME LUNA CUBIAS

Thank You Sheri Sanders

From the local Charitable

Community Sewing Group

“Stitches of Love” who donated many handmade essential items which helped provide so much for

our kids in need

In December 2014, the International Longshore Local Union Local # 4 donated 100 bicycles and their Longshoreman’s Credit Union also donated many holiday gifts for needy and abused children from their holiday “Giving Tree” drive. The generosity during the holiday season for kids from the Longshoreman’s staff has been remarkable. This last December marks the seventh year in a row of holiday giving to CJC to distribute to needy children throughout their collaborative network. Social workers, therapists and advocates are able to identify children in need and even make special requests for the children on their caseloads. The Longshoreman have made dreams come true for hundreds of children during the holidays for so many years now. They have brought so much joy. Thank You Local 4!

Thank you Lacy Dyer

Photo: Union Hall decorated for the holidays with bikes purchased and assembled safely by the skilled Longshoremen

RUSSIAN SOCIAL SERVICES (ROSS) & CJC Partnership

Since more than 100,000 Russian-speaking refugees and immigrants reside in the Portland-Vancouver area northwest region of the US, it is essential to have their expertise in coordination with CJC victim advocates to more effectively service and support Russian-speaking community members in Clark County. In addition, ROSS staff have meet with the CJC team and provided very informative background information

history and unique cultural aspects of our local Russian community members. To learn more about ROSS see: http://emoregon.org/ross.php

New Children’s Activity Room Dedicated to Windermere Steller A reception was held at CJC to unveil the new Windermere Steller Foundation Kids Activity Room. Approximately, 70 community members visited the reception and took tours. The room was fully remodeled with a portion of the funds from the 2013 Windermere Steller Foundation donations. The offersmany child to teenage enrichment activities that help relieve stress for children who visit the center. This room was designed by the CJC victim advocates to establish a special place for children in need of some solitude time and relief away from the more public

reception area. It is a room for fun in a colorful, friendly and safe environment. This room will also be used in the future to provide mental health services onsite for children and their family members who need treatment services.

This Children’s Activity Room was dedicated to our local Windermere Steller Foundation in honor of their very generous support of local kids over the years.

Photo: The Children’s Activity Room provides home-style comfort with fun activities for toddlers to teens to provide some fun-time away from busy areas of the center or playtime relief from stressors.

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH Every year CJC provides the public with free information about child abuse and local services and supports that can help prevent child abuse and serious injury to children. Information tables are provided for the full month of April at City Hall in Vancouver and Clark County Public Service Center.

PHOTO: Forensic Interviewer Kim Christly with free public info table for the month of April

2014 WINDERMERE STELLER CJC GALA The Windermere Stellar Realty CJC Gala "An Evening in Wonderland" was a grand success, creating one of the most Impressive and entertaining fund raising events at the Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver. A beautifully decorated event, with a spectacular dinner, live entertainment, silent auction, live auction, and group fun activities. All of this extravaganza was created by our local talented Windermere Steller group. Nearly $117,000 was raised in one evening due to the generosity of the event sponsors and 200 supporters in attendance. Proceeds for the event were donated to the important work of CJC for child crime victims. The Windermere Steller Foundation has made a big difference in the lives of local child victims of crime for the past three years through their exceptional fund-raising events for CJC.

A Very Special Thanks to our CJC Gala Corp. Sponsors

Our Community CJC Gala Sponsors: Wheeler Family Foundation Dave & Lisa Leon Larry Kingsella

Time to sign up for the 2015 Vintage Circus CJC Gala! See: http://windermerevancouver.com/cjcgala/

Save the Date: October 3rd, 2015 5:30 p.m. @ Royal Oaks Country

CJC IS A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR CHILD CRIME VICTIMS AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS

Creating a safe, comfortable and child-centered environment is an important part of all Children’s Advocacy Centers. CJC has worked hard to develop a child-friendly atmosphere with the a child’s art walk, wall murals, livingroom-type meeting spaces and play spaces. Since many children come to us significantly traumatized by felony-level abuse

this kind of sensitivity is essential.

In addition to the center environmental design and decor, CJC law enforcement personnel dress in plain clothes when meeting with

children and families at the center with no visible weapons; and, the center prohibits the presence of suspects or perpetrators within CJC.

CJC’S CERTIFIED FACILITY DOG: TABITHA II IS ON THE JOB!

Thank you to Canine Companion for Independence for raising her to be such a

great working companion for children and an amazing member of the CJC team. Her presence increases the level of comfort and sensitivity for child crime victims

as they go through the investigative and judicial process

Tabitha II was bred and raised by the nationally recognized

Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). She was

placed at CJC fully certified at 2 years old in 2011. Members of

the CJC team participated in the 2014 1st Northwest Region

Dog Walk fund raiser. All proceeds from the event went

to support CCI for their dog breeding and training program to bring more dogs like Tabitha

to join teams like CJC.

Learn more: www.cci.org

With Gratitude for our 2014

CJC Donors & Sponsors

ABC Seal Coating Anderson, Craig Allen, Brian and Joanie Baker, Sherry Baker, Nancy Barton, Jennifer Beaches Charitable Fund Biasi, Don Blanchette, Mary Blevens, Kathy Burgerville, Orchards Carson, Barbara Corigliano, Barbara Charitable Community Sewing Chicago Title Christensen, Paul Christofferson, Sandy Clayborn, Lois Clark County Quilters: Nuts and Bolts Vagabond Charity Committee Clark County Title Company Columbian Presbyterian Women Dennis, Camryn Dickerson, Charlotte Lein Dowdy Latshaw, Gerry Dudley, Jane Eagle Home Mortgage Eastman, Sharon and Roger Elsberry, Patrick and Trudy

Emblem Club of Vancouver Emerson, Sandra Essex, Kathy Evergreen Animal Hospital & Dr. Mark Burton Evergreen PS Nurses & The Tiffany Project Faulkner, Kirk Fidelity Title Fletcher, Bryanna Fletcher, Katherine Friends at Three Creek Library Gay, Waymon & Randi Buker-Gay Geiger, Edri Giangreco, Teri Giuntini, Paul Hafer, Donna Harris, David Hawkins, Geneva Hill, Julie Hodge, Paul & Byrn Hoffman, Cheri Hopstad, Patty Horowitz, David and Linda Hunzeker, Sheri Hurt, Jeannette iQ Credit Union Foundation Jollota, Pat Karu, Kim Photography

Kelly, Jessica Kelly, Pat Kempton, Alene Kiewit Infrastructure West Kingsella, Larry Kiwanis Boulevard Kiwanis Salmon Creek Koval, Dennis and Linda Larch Correctional Center LaChapelle, Danette Latshaw, Trent & Gerry Leon, Dave and Lisa Lewis, Linda and Paul LFWC, Camas & Washougal Lilly, Patty Lippold, Keri Longshoremen Local Union #4 Marlowe, Kathy Mattress Factory Outlet McDonald, Kelly Nicols, Carol and Students Miller, Carol Miller, Daina Mircovich, Cherylee & Robert NW Baptist Foundation Oaks, Judy O’Malley, Chris O’Neal, Alice Open Door Quilters Pacific Lifestyle Homes

Pacific Office Automation Pellens, Val Peterson, Lisa Pienkowski, Christine Posselt, Lynn Project Blessings, Battle Ground Realvest Corporation Renner, Joan and Bill RMLS Greater Clark County Rotary Rutheford, Diane Sanders, Sherri Schnieder, Marcie Shehorn, Martha Sonney, LaDonna Stephens, Laura Stewart Title Company Stonich, Kathy Team Construction Westlie Ford Wheeler Family Foundation Williams, Mary Lou Windermere Stellar Windermere Mortgage Wright, Erin Young, Donna

Mary Blanchette, Executive Director Physical: 601 Evergreen Blvd. Suite 101 Mailing: PO Box 61992 Vancouver, Washington 98666 (360) 397-6002